Botulinum Toxins
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/chpams37718
IWK. Cerebral Palsy Clinic, IWK. Neurosurgery Clinic, IWK. Medical, Surgical and Neurosciences Unit (MSNU).
Halifax, NS:
IWK Health Centre
, 2022.
- Pamphlet Number
- PL-0326
- Available Online
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Botox administration.
- Available Online
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- Corporate Author
- IWK. Cerebral Palsy Clinic
- IWK. Neurosurgery Clinic
- IWK. Medical, Surgical and Neurosciences Unit (MSNU)
- Alternate Title
- A Guide for Families
- Place of Publication
- Halifax, NS
- Publisher
- IWK Health Centre
- Date of Publication
- 2022
- Format
- Pamphlet
- Language
- English
- Physical Description
- 1 electronic document : digital, PDF file
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Heredity
- Congenital Abnormalities
- Child Health
- Surgical Procedures, Operative
- Therapeutics
- Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures
- Genetics, Medical
- Musculoskeletal system
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Therapeutics
- Surgery, Operative
- Orthopedics
- Human genetics
- Genetics
- Diagnosis
- Abnormalities, Human
- Children--Health and hygiene
- Abstract
- Botox administration.
- Notes
- Formerly titled "Botox (Botulinum Toxin Type A): A Guide for Parents".
- Responsibility
- IWK Cerebral Palsy Clinic, Halifax, NS
- Pamphlet Number
- PL-0326
Craniosynostosis
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/chpams38066
IWK. Neurosurgery Clinic.
Halifax, NS:
IWK Health Centre
, 2021.
- Pamphlet Number
- PL-1256
- Available Online
- View Pamphlet
Craniosynostosis is a condition that affects the shape of the head and face. It occurs when the bones of the skull close too early, before the brain has finished growing.
- Available Online
- View Pamphlet
- Corporate Author
- IWK. Neurosurgery Clinic
- Alternate Title
- A Guide for Families
- Place of Publication
- Halifax, NS
- Publisher
- IWK Health Centre
- Date of Publication
- 2021
- Format
- Pamphlet
- Language
- English
- Physical Description
- 1 electronic document : digital, PDF file
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Congenital Abnormalities
- Craniosynostoses
- Skull - growth & development
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Abnormalities, Human
- Craniosynostoses
- Skull--Growth
- Abstract
- Craniosynostosis is a condition that affects the shape of the head and face. It occurs when the bones of the skull close too early, before the brain has finished growing.
- Responsibility
- IWK Neurosurgery Clinic, Halifax, NS
- Pamphlet Number
- PL-1256
The developing human : clinically oriented embryology
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat31941
Keith L. Moore, T.V.N. Persaud, Mark G. Torchia.
(11th ed.)
--Edinburgh, UK:
Elsevier
, c2020.
- Available Online
- View e-Book
- Access
- Registration required for PDF access.
- Location
- Online
Extensively revised to incorporate recent research and current clinical practice, The Developing Human: Clinically Oriented Embryology, 11th Edition, covers all aspects of normal and abnormal embryonic and fetal development. In a clear, concise manner and lavishly illustrated throughout, this textbook is designed to successfully meet the needs of medical and health sciences profession students, as well as those in graduate programs. It provides an easy-to-digest, comprehensive review of what c…
- Available Online
- View e-Book
- Author
- Moore, Keith L
- Other Authors
- Persaud, TVN
- Torchia, Mark G
- Responsibility
- Keith L. Moore, T.V.N. Persaud, Mark G. Torchia
- Edition
- 11th ed.
- Place of Publication
- Edinburgh, UK
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Date of Publication
- c2020
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource, 522 p.
- ISBN
- 9780323313384
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Embryology
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Embryology, Human
- Abnormalities, Human
- Embryology
- Specialty
- Embryology
- Abstract
- Extensively revised to incorporate recent research and current clinical practice, The Developing Human: Clinically Oriented Embryology, 11th Edition, covers all aspects of normal and abnormal embryonic and fetal development. In a clear, concise manner and lavishly illustrated throughout, this textbook is designed to successfully meet the needs of medical and health sciences profession students, as well as those in graduate programs. It provides an easy-to-digest, comprehensive review of what can be a complex and challenging subject. BONUS online features such as multiple-choice questions and narrated animations further support student success.
- Access
- Registration required for PDF access.
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Epidemiology of human congenital malformations
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat33756
Bengt Källén.
--Cham, Switzerland:
Springer
, c2014.
- Available Online
- View e-Book
- Location
- Online
Authored by Bengt Kallen, professor emeritus in embryology at Lund University in Sweden. The subject of this book is to describe the occurrence of congenital malformations among children born and what risk factors exist. Population data are presented for a number of malformations, ascertained with the use of data from the Swedish national health registers for the period 1998-2010 corresponding to some 1.3 million births, together with prospectively collected information on a group of exposures …
- Available Online
- View e-Book
- Author
- Källén, Bengt
- Responsibility
- Bengt Källén
- Place of Publication
- Cham, Switzerland
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2014
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (ix, 170 pages)
- ISBN
- 9783319014722 (electronic bk.)
- 9783319014715
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Congenital Abnormalities - epidemiology
- Risk Factors
- Sweden - epidemiology
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Abnormalities, Human
- Developmental psychobiology
- Reproduction - Physiology
- Congenital Abnormalities
- Developmental Biology
- Biology - psychology
- Reproduction - physiology
- Abstract
- Authored by Bengt Kallen, professor emeritus in embryology at Lund University in Sweden. The subject of this book is to describe the occurrence of congenital malformations among children born and what risk factors exist. Population data are presented for a number of malformations, ascertained with the use of data from the Swedish national health registers for the period 1998-2010 corresponding to some 1.3 million births, together with prospectively collected information on a group of exposures of possible interest.
- Contents
- A Short History of Birth Defect Epidemiology -- Genetic and Non-genetic Factors in the Origin of Congenital Malformations -- Ascertainment of Children with Congenital Malformations -- Statistical Considerations -- Epidemiological Methods -- Neural Tube Defects -- Microcephaly -- Hydrocephaly -- Agenesis of Corpus Callosum and Holoprosencephaly -- Severe Eye Malformations -- Severe Ear Malformations -- Cardiovascular Defects -- Orofacial Clefts -- Atresia or Stenosis of the Alimentary Tract -- Pyloric Stenosis -- Malrotation of the Gut -- Megacolon -- Hypospadias -- Epispadias, Cloacal and Bladder Exstrophy -- Severe Renal Malformations -- Posterior Urethral Valve -- Pes Equinovarus -- Other Foot Deformities than Pes Equinovarus -- Polydactyly and Syndactyly -- Limb Reduction Defects -- Craniostenosis -- Diaphragmatic Hernia -- Abdominal Wall Defects -- Children with multiple malformations -- Syndromes -- Down Syndrome -- Explanation and Prevention of Birth Defects -- Eight Commandments: Rules for the Interpretation of Birth Defect Epidemiological Studies.
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
IWK. Urology.
Halifax, NS:
IWK Health Centre
, 2020.
- Pamphlet Number
- PL-0050
- Available Online
- View Pamphlet
Hypospadias, chordee, penile defect surgical correction.
- Available Online
- View Pamphlet
- Corporate Author
- IWK. Urology
- Alternate Title
- a guide for parents
- Place of Publication
- Halifax, NS
- Publisher
- IWK Health Centre
- Date of Publication
- 2020
- Format
- Pamphlet
- Language
- English
- Physical Description
- 1 electronic document : digital, PDF file
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Congenital Abnormalities
- Hypospadias
- Penis - abnormalities
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Abnormalities, Human
- Hypospadias
- Penis--Abnormalities
- Abstract
- Hypospadias, chordee, penile defect surgical correction.
- Notes
- The French version of this pamphlet is also available.
- Responsibility
- IWK Urology, Halifax, NS
- Pamphlet Number
- PL-0050
Infantile Hemangiomas
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/chpams38131
IWK. Dermatology Care Services.
Halifax, NS:
IWK Health Centre
, 2022.
- Pamphlet Number
- PL-1310
- Available Online
- View Pamphlet
Hemangiomas are common birthmarks. They usually disappear on their own over time and most do not need treatment. Sometimes, these birthmarks may need to be treated by shrinking them.
- Available Online
- View Pamphlet
- Corporate Author
- IWK. Dermatology Care Services
- Alternate Title
- A Guide for Parents
- IWK Dermatology
- Place of Publication
- Halifax, NS
- Publisher
- IWK Health Centre
- Date of Publication
- 2022
- Format
- Pamphlet
- Language
- English
- Physical Description
- 1 electronic document : digital, PDF file
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Integumentary System
- Heredity
- Congenital Abnormalities
- Child Health
- Genetics, Medical
- Skin
- Infant Health
- Surgical Procedures, Operative
- Therapeutics
- Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Therapeutics
- Surgery, Operative
- Skin
- Dermatology
- Infants--Health and hygiene
- Human genetics
- Genetics
- Diagnosis
- Abnormalities, Human
- Children--Health and hygiene
- Abstract
- Hemangiomas are common birthmarks. They usually disappear on their own over time and most do not need treatment. Sometimes, these birthmarks may need to be treated by shrinking them.
- Responsibility
- IWK Dermatology Care Services, Halifax, NS
- Pamphlet Number
- PL-1310
IWK Patient Passport
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/chpams38092
IWK. Orthopaedic Clinic.
Halifax, NS:
IWK Health Centre
, 2021.
- Pamphlet Number
- PL-1276
- Available Online
- View Pamphlet
Please bring this passport with you to your IWK pre-op appointment and on day of surgery. Scoliosis is a sideways curving of the spine, affecting nearly 1 in 10 children and adolescents. It causes the spine to look like the letter ‘S’ or ‘C’ instead of a straight ‘I’. In scoliosis, the spine’s vertebrae may also be rotated, causing one shoulder blade or trunk muscle to be more prominent than the other.
- Available Online
- View Pamphlet
- Corporate Author
- IWK. Orthopaedic Clinic
- Alternate Title
- Scoliosis Surgery
- Place of Publication
- Halifax, NS
- Publisher
- IWK Health Centre
- Date of Publication
- 2021
- Format
- Pamphlet
- Language
- English
- Physical Description
- 1 electronic document : digital, PDF file
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Heredity
- Congenital Abnormalities
- Child Health
- Genetics, Medical
- Musculoskeletal system
- Surgical Procedures, Operative
- Therapeutics
- Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Therapeutics
- Surgery, Operative
- Orthopedics
- Human genetics
- Genetics
- Diagnosis
- Abnormalities, Human
- Children--Health and hygiene
- Abstract
- Please bring this passport with you to your IWK pre-op appointment and on day of surgery. Scoliosis is a sideways curving of the spine, affecting nearly 1 in 10 children and adolescents. It causes the spine to look like the letter ‘S’ or ‘C’ instead of a straight ‘I’. In scoliosis, the spine’s vertebrae may also be rotated, causing one shoulder blade or trunk muscle to be more prominent than the other.
- Responsibility
- IWK Orthopaedic Clinic, Halifax, NS
- Pamphlet Number
- PL-1276
IWK Patient Passport
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/chpams38115
IWK. Orthopaedic Clinic.
Halifax, NS:
IWK Health Centre
, 2022.
- Pamphlet Number
- PL-1298
- Available Online
- View Pamphlet
For Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) scoliosis surgery patients. Please bring this passport with you to your IWK pre-op appointment and on day of surgery. Scoliosis is a sideways curving of the spine, affecting nearly 1 in 10 children and adolescents. It causes the spine to look like the letter ‘S’ or ‘C’ instead of a straight ‘I’. In scoliosis, the spine’s vertebrae may also be rotated, causing one shoulder blade or trunk muscle to be more prominent than the other.
- Available Online
- View Pamphlet
- Corporate Author
- IWK. Orthopaedic Clinic
- Alternate Title
- Enhanced Recovery After Surgery
- ERAS Scoliosis Surgery
- Place of Publication
- Halifax, NS
- Publisher
- IWK Health Centre
- Date of Publication
- 2022
- Format
- Pamphlet
- Language
- English
- Physical Description
- 1 electronic document : digital, PDF file
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Heredity
- Congenital Abnormalities
- Child Health
- Genetics, Medical
- Musculoskeletal system
- Surgical Procedures, Operative
- Therapeutics
- Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Therapeutics
- Surgery, Operative
- Orthopedics
- Human genetics
- Genetics
- Diagnosis
- Abnormalities, Human
- Children--Health and hygiene
- Abstract
- For Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) scoliosis surgery patients. Please bring this passport with you to your IWK pre-op appointment and on day of surgery. Scoliosis is a sideways curving of the spine, affecting nearly 1 in 10 children and adolescents. It causes the spine to look like the letter ‘S’ or ‘C’ instead of a straight ‘I’. In scoliosis, the spine’s vertebrae may also be rotated, causing one shoulder blade or trunk muscle to be more prominent than the other.
- Responsibility
- IWK Orthopaedic Clinic, Halifax, NS
- Pamphlet Number
- PL-1298
MAGPI Hypospadias Repair
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/chpams37652
IWK. Urology.
Halifax, NS:
IWK Health Centre
, 2020.
- Pamphlet Number
- PL-0052
- Available Online
- View Pamphlet
MAGPI hypospadias repair, penile defect, post-operative instructions.
- Available Online
- View Pamphlet
- Corporate Author
- IWK. Urology
- Alternate Title
- A Guide for Parents
- Place of Publication
- Halifax, NS
- Publisher
- IWK Health Centre
- Date of Publication
- 2020
- Format
- Pamphlet
- Language
- English
- Physical Description
- 1 electronic document : digital, PDF file
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Congenital Abnormalities - surgery
- Hypospadias - surgery
- Penis - abnormalities
- Postoperative Care
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Abnormalities, Human--Surgery
- Hypospadias--Surgery
- Penis--Abnormalities
- Postoperative care
- Abstract
- MAGPI hypospadias repair, penile defect, post-operative instructions.
- Notes
- The French version of this pamphlet is also available.
- Responsibility
- IWK Urology, Halifax, NS
- Pamphlet Number
- PL-0052
Smith's recognizable patterns of human malformation
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat32178
Kenneth Lyons Jones, Marilyn Crandall Jones, Miguel Del Campo.
(8th ed.)
--Philadelphia, PA:
Elsevier
, c2022.
- Available Online
- View e-Book
- Access
- Registration required for PDF access.
- Location
- Online
Long known as the go-to resource for superbly illustrated, up-to-date coverage in this complex field, Smith's Recognizable Patterns of Human Malformation, 8th Edition, provides a wealth of information on malformation syndromes of environmental and genetic etiology, recognizable disorders of unknown cause, clinical approaches to specific diagnoses, and normal standards of measurement for the entire spectrum of disorders.
- Available Online
- View e-Book
- Author
- Jones, Kenneth Lyons
- Other Authors
- Jones, Marilyn Crandall
- Responsibility
- Kenneth Lyons Jones, Marilyn Crandall Jones, Miguel Del Campo
- Edition
- 8th ed.
- Alternate Title
- Recognizable patterns of human malformation
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia, PA
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Date of Publication
- c2022
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource, 1088 p.
- ISBN
- 9780323638821
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Congenital Abnormalities
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Congenital Abnormalities
- Abnormalities, Human
- Specialty
- Genetics, Medical
- Abstract
- Long known as the go-to resource for superbly illustrated, up-to-date coverage in this complex field, Smith's Recognizable Patterns of Human Malformation, 8th Edition, provides a wealth of information on malformation syndromes of environmental and genetic etiology, recognizable disorders of unknown cause, clinical approaches to specific diagnoses, and normal standards of measurement for the entire spectrum of disorders.
- Access
- Registration required for PDF access.
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Syndactyly Repair Information
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/chpams37673
IWK. Plastic Surgery.
Halifax, NS:
IWK Health Centre
, 2022.
- Pamphlet Number
- PL-0110
- Available Online
- View Pamphlet
Definition; what to expect after surgery; follow-up plan of care.
- Available Online
- View Pamphlet
- Corporate Author
- IWK. Plastic Surgery
- Place of Publication
- Halifax, NS
- Publisher
- IWK Health Centre
- Date of Publication
- 2022
- Format
- Pamphlet
- Language
- English
- Physical Description
- 1 electronic document : digital, PDF file
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Congenital Abnormalities - surgery
- Syndactyly - surgery
- Postoperative Care
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Abnormalities, Human--Surgery
- Postoperative care
- Syndactyly--Surgery
- Abstract
- Definition; what to expect after surgery; follow-up plan of care.
- Responsibility
- IWK Plastic Surgery, Halifax, NS
- Pamphlet Number
- PL-0110
TIP Hypospadias Repair
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/chpams37682
IWK. Urology.
Halifax, NS:
IWK Health Centre
, 2022.
- Pamphlet Number
- PL-0158
- Available Online
- View Pamphlet
Hypospadias post-operative care.
- Available Online
- View Pamphlet
- Corporate Author
- IWK. Urology
- Place of Publication
- Halifax, NS
- Publisher
- IWK Health Centre
- Date of Publication
- 2022
- Format
- Pamphlet
- Language
- English
- Physical Description
- 1 electronic document : digital, PDF file
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Congenital Abnormalities - surgery
- Hypospadias - surgery
- Penis - abnormalities
- Postoperative Care
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Abnormalities, Human--Surgery
- Hypospadias--Surgery
- Penis--Abnormalities
- Postoperative care
- Abstract
- Hypospadias post-operative care.
- Notes
- The French version of this pamphlet is also available.
- Responsibility
- IWK Urology, Halifax, NS
- Pamphlet Number
- PL-0158
The VPI (Velopharyngeal Inadequacy) Clinic at the IWK Health Centre
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/chpams37818
IWK. Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) / Otolaryngology.
Halifax, NS:
IWK Health Centre
, 2022.
- Pamphlet Number
- PL-0758
- Available Online
- View Pamphlet
Information about this IWK clinic by the Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) team.
- Available Online
- View Pamphlet
- Corporate Author
- IWK. Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) / Otolaryngology
- Place of Publication
- Halifax, NS
- Publisher
- IWK Health Centre
- Date of Publication
- 2022
- Format
- Pamphlet
- Language
- English
- Physical Description
- 1 electronic document : digital, PDF file
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Delivery of health care
- Hospitalization
- Heredity
- Congenital Abnormalities
- Child Health
- Otorhinolaryngologic Surgical Procedures
- Health Services
- Oral Medicine
- Genetics, Medical
- Infant Health
- Surgical Procedures, Operative
- Therapeutics
- Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Therapeutics
- Surgery, Operative
- Otorhinolaryngology
- Oral medicine
- Infants--Health and hygiene
- Hospital patients
- Human genetics
- Health services administration
- Genetics
- Diagnosis
- Medical Care
- Abnormalities, Human
- Children--Health and hygiene
- Abstract
- Information about this IWK clinic by the Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) team.
- Responsibility
- IWK Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) / Otolaryngology, Halifax, NS
- Pamphlet Number
- PL-0758
